You know you're addicted to guns when.....
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When you use Hoppes #9 as aftershave...
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When you can't decide which gun to take to the range to try out....so you take them all!
You take TWO cars to the range ???
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And a trailer for the targets!! 
When you have more pin strips on the gun safe than your hotrod .
When you get an FFL so you can buy them cheaper.
All the above plus my trees in the back yard have been debarked chest high.
Spent $165 on ebay for a Lyman Beech globe front sight for the M 94 Winchester I'm restoring. 1886 and 1891 patent dates. I just had to have it. When you fold it down an ivory bead pops up. Gary
OOOOOOOOO nice . If only it could talk what stories it could tell! I collect Knives (bowies) mostly . I stroke and stroke and listen but only my imagination starts to work. David Crocket my hero and Jedediah Smith . I love the true stories of the Mountain Men .
If you can read the serial # you can find out a lot about the exact date it was made. I think the ivory bead can be a real addition to the value. I don't remember ever seeing or reading about that . Also kept in the org. condition generally the value only goes up. If you restore and reblue it will drop in value.
But if you don't plan on a resale someday I would restore it myself. This is just my opinion and as they say that and two dollars will get you a cup of coffee.
If you can read the serial # you can find out a lot about the exact date it was made. I think the ivory bead can be a real addition to the value. I don't remember ever seeing or reading about that . Also kept in the org. condition generally the value only goes up. If you restore and reblue it will drop in value.
But if you don't plan on a resale someday I would restore it myself. This is just my opinion and as they say that and two dollars will get you a cup of coffee.
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I've already mounted it on the rifle. It has a little rust and dust inside the globe. Never noticed it until I looked at the pic. That Zeiss lens on my Sony camera picks up every speck of dust. You can see where the patent markings are stamped on the outer part of the globe. The ivory bead has long ago turned a yellow color. Not bad for 100+ yrs. old. Still lots of blue left. If the guy turning my wood would ever get it done I'd be able to get this project moving forward. Gary
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Wow....that is a keeper for sure!!!
when you need a separate safe just for your ammo and still can't fit it all.
when your guns mean more to you than some family members do
when your guns mean more to you than some family members do